An econometric analysis of factors affecting on paddy cultivation in Ampara District

Mohamed Aslam, A.L.

dc.contributor.author	Mohamed Aslam, A.L.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-06T08:03:23Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-06T08:03:23Z
dc.date.issued	2015-03-04
dc.identifier.citation	Second International Symposium -2015, pp 117-121
dc.identifier.issn	9789556270617
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/880
dc.description.abstract	Paddy cultivation of the Ampara district was affected by several factors meantime the farmers of this district did not know about the factors that are affecting on the paddy cultivation. In this situation, this study explored the affecting factors on the paddy cultivation. For this purpose, the sample of 514 farmers was selected based on multi stage sampling and Nyman Optimum Allocation method. The collected data were analyzed by the econometrics regression method. According to the econometric regression method, Cobb – Douglas production function was selected for this study. Based on the statistics of this function, seven factors such as labor use, paddy field extension, fertilizer using, seeds, plant protect chemical, weed control chemical, and quality of seeds were statistically significant on the paddy cultivation.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Cobb – Douglas production function	en_US
dc.subject	Factors	en_US
dc.subject	Paddy Cultivation	en_US
dc.subject	Multistage Sampling Method	en_US
dc.subject	Nyman Optimum Allocation	en_US
dc.title	An econometric analysis of factors affecting on paddy cultivation in Ampara District	en_US
dc.type	Conference paper	en_US